The Case of the Disappearing Anasazi

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3. the region that includes Cherokee
and Creek American Indians
5. the region that includes the Chinook
and Tillamook Indians
8. type of American Indian dwelling in
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9. a pile of shells leftover from many
meals
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Plains Indians
2. a wood carving made by American
Indians of the Northwest
4. cliff dwellers who disappeared
mysteriously
6. a shelter made of buffalo skins
7. sun-dried bricks used to make some
American Indian homes
9. another word for corn
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Once again Alana and Jackson are in a different place and time, thanks to Alana’s amazing,
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object is found, we learn more about people and places of the past.
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What’s in a Name?
he Southeast stretches from Texas to the
Atlantic Ocean. American Indians in this area
include the Caddo, Natchez, Cherokee, Creek,
Timucua and Seminole.
The long, warm summers and mild winters made
growing plants like corn, squash, beans and pumpkins
easy. Men hunted deer, alligator, turkey and turtles.
People wore bone and shell jewelry or tattooed
their bodies to show their importance. They built
different kinds of houses, mostly of wood with
thatched roofs. Chickees (Seminole houses) had
open sides and thatched palm roofs.
Southeastern people built mounds for burial
grounds and buildings. Along the coast many mounds
were middens, piles of shells leftover from lots
and lots of meals. Several middens still exist in
the Southeast. The other day Jackson and Alana
climbed to the top of Turtle Mound, a midden at
Canaveral Seashore National Park in Florida. It’s
almost 50 feet high!
ost of us have heard of vehicles
called Cherokee or Winnebago.
Have you heard of sports teams
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Indians? Obviously, these names
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American Indians
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roaming our continent 10,000 years ago! Early people left clues all over North America about how they lived. Every time a new
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Southeast
What’s in a Name?
he Southeast stretches from Texas to the
Atlantic Ocean. American Indians in this area
include the Caddo, Natchez, Cherokee, Creek,
Timucua and Seminole.
The long, warm summers and mild winters made
growing plants like corn, squash, beans and pumpkins
easy. Men hunted deer, alligator, turkey and turtles.
People wore bone and shell jewelry or tattooed
their bodies to show their importance. They built
different kinds of houses, mostly of wood with
thatched roofs. Chickees (Seminole houses) had
open sides and thatched palm roofs.
Southeastern people built mounds for burial
grounds and buildings. Along the coast many mounds
were middens, piles of shells leftover from lots
and lots of meals. Several middens still exist in
the Southeast. The other day Jackson and Alana
climbed to the top of Turtle Mound, a midden at
Canaveral Seashore National Park in Florida. It’s
almost 50 feet high!
ost of us have heard of vehicles
called Cherokee or Winnebago.
Have you heard of sports teams
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Indians? Obviously, these names
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and Creek American Indians
5. the region that includes the Chinook
and Tillamook Indians
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the Eastern Woodlands
9. a pile of shells leftover from many
meals
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proper nouns with any color pen or highlighter. This
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Plains Indians
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Indians of the Northwest
4. cliff dwellers who disappeared
mysteriously
6. a shelter made of buffalo skins
7. sun-dried bricks used to make some
American Indian homes
9. another word for corn
Sketch to Stretch — Notetaking Activity
Some people say that a picture is worth a thousand words, so when you’re taking notes about a reading passage, try sketching some
drawings instead of writing everything in words. Taking notes and drawing pictures helps you remember what you read. It stretches your
brain. Try it! Make a simple chart in your notebook, like the one below. Add more rows for the other regions listed on Pages 2 and 3. Fill in
the boxes with drawings and notes.
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Southeast
Timucua, Creek, Seminole,
Cherokee, Caddo
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Anasazi, Navajo, Hopi, Zuni
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the steps you would take
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correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
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week’s magazine that have a prefix or suffix. On a
piece of paper, write the words and the meaning of
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time-traveling camera. Let’s listen in on their conversation and find out where they are!
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